Westminster drop-in Session
We are holding a ‘drop-in’ session in Westminster for Members of Parliament on the 9th of September. This event is being held to press our case for justice for Pre-97 pensioners. In order to get as many of them as possible to the event we need our members to email his or her MP. The […]
You Tube Channel
We announced the arrival of our new YouTube channel on Sunday. It’s called Pre-97 Pension Justice and you can CLICK HERE to visit. This is a new way to get people engaged with our campaign. Apart from your stories Patricia has created a video explaining the plight of our pensioners, brought on by the treatment we have received from […]
Your HPPA Still Needs You.
With all of the current activity, the campaign team are very busy. Will you help? Whatever your particular skills are e.g. administration, data base management, making / editing videos, communications, Power Point, research, newsletters, legal, or correspondence, we probably need them. If you are interested, can devote on average half a day per week and […]
What’s ahead of us?
HPPA has already contacted Parliament to say that we will be submitting evidence before 2 Sept when the Bill Committee resumes work. We are not permitted to publish our evidence until the Bill Committee gives us authority to publish it. In late August/ early September we will contacting HPPA members who have an MP on […]
HPPA Website
We are in the process of updating and upgrading the website. The site will stay live but some of the options may not be where they used to be. A lot of what we’re doing is to make the content easier to find so stay with us while we make the changes.
PENSION INJUSTICE MEETS WILLIAM 255 – A PARODY
Scene 1: Pre-97 Pensioner trips and falls in front of suited and booted William Bill255 on Westminster Bridge Bill 255: Oh dear! Let me help you up.Pensioner: Thank you. I have been waiting for your help for 28 years. Bill 255: Really! How’s that then?Pensioner: I have not had much of a pension lift in […]
Correspondence from Welsh politicians
Paul Kelsey writes to us: I’ve now received copies of both the letter that Jane Dodds sent to the Senedd finance minister and his response. Both are attached to this email and I have been explicitly given permission to share them with you, (and whomever). Great letter from Jane, but a somewhat disappointing response from Mark […]
Pensions Schemes Bill 255 – Evidence Submission to Committee Stage
The following email was sent to scrutiny@parliament.uk The Hewlett Packard Pension Association (HPPA), a voluntary organisation representing over 2100 members, is preparing our evidence for submission within the next 3 weeks in relation to Part 1, Chapter 2, clause 8. In the meantime, we would respectfully ask the Committee please to consider the following question: […]
Heard it through the grapevine! Please read asap.
“Latest news on 4th of July, we have heard through HPPA members that at least one amendment may be revealed on Monday at the second reading of Bill 255. Here’s is a message for you to consider sending to your MP. I imagine you may be thinking – ”Another one? Really?”. My reply is – “Yes. […]
Your HPPA needs you!
With all of the current activity, the campaign team are very busy. Will you help? Whatever your particular skills are e.g. administration, data base management, communications, newsletter, legal, or correspondence, we probably need them. If you are interested and would like to know more, then please contact Patricia Kennedy Patricia@hppa.org.uk.